Release Date | 2017-11-22 |
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Runtime | 30 minutes |
Genres | Documentary |
Stars | Anthony Nalli |
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The Aviators is an award-winning weekly documentary-lifestyle-science TV series featuring interesting people, the latest aircraft, current technology and fly-in destinations. The show's site describes subject matter as follows: "We will take you behind the scenes to show you how airline pilots train, how planes are built, and how ATC works. We will profile aviation businesses and showcase aviation products. We will provide safety tips for private and recreational pilots and career tips for professional pilots." The Aviators premiered on the Global Television Network on Saturday, September 4, 2010. It could also be seen on CHEK-TV in Canada and is distributed to all 356 Public Broadcasting Stations in the United States for broadcast in numerous markets starting in September 2010. On September 1, 2010 the producers announced that a deal had been signed with Discovery Channel Asia that saw the series broadcast overseas in the spring of 2011. In the first six months after its premiere, the show aired almost 8,000 times across North America - an average of over 40 times a day. The Aviators launched on Hulu in February 2011 and was viewed over 32,000 times in just two weeks. In March 2011 producers announced some changes for season two including the addition of country music singer George Canyon to the cast as a guest host for the season. The current season's premiere date is September 16, 2013. Production for a fifth season has begun, and is planned to air in North America in September 2014.
Rob Reider, Air show announcer; Aircraft panel makeover; WWII pilot training: T-6 Texan
Journey of a bag, Airline baggage handling; WWII pilot training: P-51 Mustang
Winter flying; Boeing 787 Dreamliner; Black Diamond Jet Team - Civilian jet demonstration team
Night time flying; Fairchild PT-19; United States Air Force Thunderbirds
Guardian angels - ATC helps our pilots out of an emergency situation; USAF Thunderbird for a day; B-29 Superfortress - Fifi
Oxygen deprivation lab; Anatomy of a commercial flight - Behind the cockpit door
T-28 Trojan; Naval commemoration of the War of 1812; Very Light Jets (VLJs)
DC-3 turbo conversions; Aviation careers - You can become more than just an airline pilot
Start-up and run-up - Before-flying to-do's; Weather makers; Aerostars Aerobatic Team
John Mohr, Barnstormer; T-45 Goshawk; Balloons
TH-57 Ranger; Mitsubishi MU-2; Road America flyover - The Air National Guard adds a real punch to the end of the anthem
F-22 Raptor; Light Sport Aircraft (LSA); Learning to fly - Rock star edition (Part 1) - Vince Neil of iconic heavy metal band Motley Crue begins his flight training
Learning to fly - Rock star edition (Part 2) - Vince's instructor surprises him by unexpectedly calling for his first landing; Civilian aerial dogfighting; Skytypers